Minutes 12/27/1928 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

December 27, 1928 lC. A- Auto Supply ............................ $ 7,500. B- Stablss ................................ 31,240. 0- Store Room ............................. 3,000. D~ Armory & Stables ....................... E- Insurance .............................. 3,050. F-Oo~m~ission of Lunacy .................. MISCELLANEOUS Brought Forward ............... $ 45,~75. G-Coroners InQuests ........... 1,500. H-'Pensions .................. L- Portsmouth Chamber of Com- merce (Advertising) ....... ..: l~O00. $ 60,180. Deduct Store Room, as supplies will be char~ed to various De- partments ..................... 3~000. Total .................. . ...... $ 57,180. 1i. INTEREST A- Coupons ................... B- Interest Registered Bonds.[] ........... ............ 26~128. & SINKING FUND Brought Forward'~ .............. $~99,1~3' C- In~erest on Notes ....... 46~000. D- Sinking Fund ...... ''...~ Y8,602. Total ...................... ~.-$~23,775. CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS ~ Traffic Lights @ $43~ ................... $ 3,89?. Amortized over ~ period of four years, Maintenance ............................. 585.' at $975. per year.'' WATER DEPARTMENT For Operating Expenses .................... $3~5~331. For Capital Outlays .......... :$ 20,~00. BEIT ~SO5VED, That any employee or group of employees Of the City, whether appoihted by the City Manager or the City Uouncil,. who shall'hereafter desire any increase of salaries shall first apply to tha Mead of his or their department for such increase. If the he~d of the Department shall approve such i~crease, he shall recommend the increase to the city Man~Eer with his reasons therefor. If the City Mauager shkll approve such increase, he shall recommend the same to the City Council with his reasons therefor. The City Council shall not consider any increase in salary unless recommended' by the City Manager. Section 2. All appropriations in this Budget, except those for Interest and Schools, shall 'be made available on the approval of the City Eanager, the City Manage~ being reeuired to report to the Council at its first regular-meeting in each month in detail all expenditures made for the. preceding month, and, all funds as far as oracti-cable shall-be expended in e~u~l'mmounts each month. The appropriation for Interest is m-ade available as same may become due. The appropriation for Schools shall be paid as near as practicable in equal payments in the months of January, March~ ~pril, Eay, June, September, October, and December.. The 0ity Manager is hereby authorized at any time during the year to effect any consolidatio~ off Offices as he may deem tb be in the interest of %he City, provided there_is no increase in exp~nse. Section 3- The City Treasurer is. hereby authorized to transfer funds for the purpose of equalization from any fund in one authorized bank to the same fund in another authorized bank, provided the transfer check is countersigned by the City Clerk & Auditor. Section 4'. An emergency existing, this ordinance shall take effect on and after January l, t929." The following Budge~ for operation of the Ferries for th~ Year.1929, which had been l~idd on the table December llth until the Council meeting at which the 0~ty budget was finally adopted~ was taken up and read: AN ORDInaNCE OF THE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE NORFOLK cOUNTY-PORTSMOUTH FERRIES FOR THE YEAR 1929. SUPERVISORY & OFFICE EXPENSES Salaries 'i 'Superintend nt 6,000 1 ~uditor and Offic~ M~nag~r [ ''[[ [ ' [ ..... 41000' i Ticket Clerk .............................................................. 1;680. 2 Ticket Checkers ........................................................... ! Paymaster & Inventory Clerk ................................................ t,800. 1 Steno & Office Assistant ...................................... $18,220. ~eneral Expense Auditing ........................................................... _ ........... $ 900. ~egal Expense ................................................................ 1,000. Telephone and Telegraph ...................................................... 800. Advertising .................................................................. 2,000.